Synonyms of rulers

rulers

noun

plural of ruler

as in monarchs

one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority

the aging ruler agonized over the choice of an heir

Synonyms & Similar Words

• monarchs
• kings
• emperors
• sovereigns
• autocrats
• potentates
• princes
• queens
• overlords
• dictators
• tyrants
• sultans
• empresses
• emirs
• Caesars
• lords
• czars
• satraps
• despots
• khans
• shahs
• moguls
• suzerains
• kaisers
• Big Brothers
• corulers
• authoritarians
• mikados
• führers
• khedives
• monocrats
• paramounts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rulers

The song follows two other rulers from the Better Late Than Never era, released in November 2025. — Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026

That year, the group, whose official name is Ansar Allah, surged to prominence by capturing Sana’a, the country’s capital, a swaggering first step in their evolution from a scruffy militia to the rulers of large swaths of Yemeni territory. — Kareem Fahim, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Autocratic rulers need information to head off threats to their power; the CCP’s personnel file system, filled with information about the party’s cadres, is an irreplaceable channel of information for China’s rulers. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

The former is a liberal democracy, the latter a vicious dictatorship whose rulers kill their own people to stay in power. — Max Boot, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026

Five categories of spies are described, and espionage is treated as essential to providing rulers and commanders with the foreknowledge needed to make informed strategic decisions. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

The revolutionary idea that the ruled rather than the rulers decide the rules emerged only haltingly. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

The students and their teachers are defying Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, who, after taking back control of the country, banned formal education for all girls beyond the sixth grade. — Imtiaz Tyab, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

The battle changed England's language, ethnic makeup and rulers. — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026